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Supporting the environment becomes a new area of focus

The Rotary Foundation Trustees and Rotary International Board of Directors have both unanimously approved adding a new area of focus: supporting the environment.More than $18 million in Foundation global grant...

Rotary provides $20 million to help communities worldwide respond to COVID-19

EVANSTON, Ill. (June 23, 2020) — Rotary members throughout the world are working safely and diligently to assess and provide for urgent community needs as they strive to respond and...

Clem Renouf, the RI president who inspired Rotary’s polio eradication efforts, dies

1978-79 RI President Clem Renouf recalls conversations with Rotary leadersas the organization turned its attention to eradicating polio. Sir Clem Renouf, the 1978-79 Rotary International president who helped propel Rotary...

Winners of the 2020 Rotarian magazine photo contest

Snap judgments From Hong Kong to Hungary, Rotarians captured perfect moments in our annual photo contest This year, we received more than 600 entries to our photo contest from 56...

Statement from Rotary International

Statement from Rotary InternationalAt Rotary, we have no tolerance for racism. Promoting respect, celebrating diversity, demanding ethical leadership, and working tirelessly to advance peace are central tenets of our work....

Watch: Italian clubs aim to protect hospital workers responding to COVID-19

<!--Watch:Italian clubs aim to protect hospital workers responding to COVID-19-->Rotary clubs in districts across Italy worked together to procure state-of-the-art equipment needed to combat the deadly coronavirus disease for 26...

Rotaract rising

At midnight on 30 June, hundreds of Rotaractors will ring in the new Rotary year together. They’ll also be celebrating Rotaract’s ongoing evolution, including the expansion of Rotary membership to...

Kenyan Rotarians take action to prevent spread of COVID-19 

Rotary clubs in East Africa are forging partnerships to provide hand washing stations and food in areas where social distancing is a luxury that few can afford by Arnold R....

Italian club uses expertise to aid in coronavirus fight

Members help launch site so merchants can sell goods, organize supplies to make sanitizer, and provide food to health care workers. by Ryan Hyland, Rotary International While Italy has been...

Never too young to lead

Never too youngto leadSix Rotarians reveal the secrets of balancing family and work that allowed them to take on the role of district governor before turning 50 by Kim Lisagor...